This report explores topics discussed at a 2009 meeting of nonprofit leaders convened by Encore.org and the Building Movement Project, and made possible by MetLife Foundation. The participants explored strategies to attract and retain a multigenerational workforce.
This report tells the stories of the winners of the 2009 Encore Opportunity Award (formerly the BreakThrough Award), which honors organizations making it easier for experienced workers to transition into encore careers.
Several states, including Arizona, California, Maryland, New York and Massachusetts, are taking the lead in seeing the social potential of boomers.
The Get Started Guide offers expert advice, tips and success stories about how to pursue encore careers in education, health care, government and the environment.
The results of this 2008 survey, sponsored by MetLife Foundation and Encore.org and conducted by Peter D. Hart Research Associates, found that between 5.3 million and 8.4 million Americans ages 44 to 70, up to 9.5 percent of people in that age group, are already in encore careers.